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Article: EARTH-MOVING ACTIVISM UW'S ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL BECOMES A POPULAR PATHWAY FOR SPREADING PLANET-WISE MESSAGES.(77 SQUARE)
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- The Capital Times
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- November 5, 2009
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Byline: ROB THOMAS The Capital Times rthomas@madison.com
Up until just a few years ago, you knew what you were getting into when you walked into a so-called "environmental film." Some dewy-eyed shots of trees and birds. Maybe a Joan Baez song on the soundtrack. And, above all, you'd be getting a stern lecture on how mankind is squandering its earthly resources and must mend the error of its ways.
But now, it seems, an environmental film can be anything. It can be a tense thriller, like the anti-dolphin hunting documentary "The Cove." It can be a sci-fi film, like the mind-bending "Sleep Dealer." It could even be a comedy, like the anti-corporate ...